We’re so excited to be part of this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations in Seven Dials (Covent Garden): alongside the likes of artist Iona Rowland, Tatty Divine’s Rosie Wolfenden & Harriet Vine, Co-founders of Redemption Catherine Salway & Andrea Waters, and Scarlett Curtis - author of the awesome “Feminists Don’t Wear Pink and Other Lies”!

After a few fun and interactive warm-up challenges to rev up our creativity, we’ll each create a gorgeous 8-page zine dedicated to a woman or women we admire, respect and #LOVE!

You can draw whatever or whoever, but here are some of our ideas:

Create a zine featuring some of the women who have inspired you throughout your life – e.g. artists, activists, teachers…

Create a self-love zine, all about wonderful YOU!

Create a zine all about one of the awesome women in your life, to give to them as a reminder of how ACE they are!

If you’re heading to see Scarlett Curtis in the afternoon, you could take the fan-girling up a notch and create a zine all about her – and/or some of the badass women featured in her book, Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and other lies)!

All materials provided: just bring your ideas and get set to draw draw draw!

NB: This workshop is FULLY BOOKED but you can register for other events here.

Manko Sebastian and Carla Tofano: Co-founders of Art Model Collective, who run some of the best theatrical life drawing classes in London/the world!

We’ll then split into two groups and enjoy 2 x 30-minute workshops on rotation:

Fashion sketching led by Sue Dray: drawing Carla and Manko in a series of short poses, working their #WOMANPOWER in badass boilersuits from Lucy & Yak!

Power-drawing and creative games with Dulcimer Draws

1 – 2pm: LUNCH & SKETCHWORKING

Lunch, chat and feast over each other’s sketchbooks/artwork displayed on our Top Table*

2pm – 5pm: FACETIME!

Time for our biggest Sketchy Bitches portrait-sketching session yet! As has become tradition at our meetups, we’ll take it in turns to sit and pose whilst the rest draw pocket-sized portraits of us, which we get to keep at the end as mementos of all our ace new sketchmates.

We’re expecting a slightly bigger crowd than usual (up to 80 people!), so we’ll split and draw portraits in smaller groups to ensure we all get chance to pose. BUT, before we do, we’ll draw a name from a jar and one lucky person will be invited to come up on stage and be drawn by THE WHOLE ROOM!!

There’ll also be a few more surprises up for grabs on the day, and chance to pick up a cheeky discount on issue 1 of Sketch Appeal magazine and/or Sketchy Bitches tote bags.

Imagine winning 80 mini portraits of YOU!!

Grab your ticket and get set for an unforgettable day celebrating #womanpower, #pencilpower and FUN!

Tickets: £25 inc. all materials, a £5 voucher to spend at GreatArt and sweet treats courtesy of the badass babes at Sugar Tits London!

BYO lunch and favourite sketches/sketchbooks/portfolio to display on our *Top Table, so that others can check out your awesome draws over lunch!

On International Women’s Day 2019, we’re inviting all women visiting, working and living in the Covent Garden area to join us for a FREE 'Sketchfast’ at Redemption!

Come and unleash your creativity and kick-start your #IWD2019 celebrations with a morning of fun and invigorating power-drawing!

9-10am = Sketchfast

Draw some speedy & experimental portraits of your fellow sketchersAttempt to draw Frida Kahlo’s face, 50 times in 15 minutesDraw to the beat of a feminist anthem - with your eyes closed!Create card to give to one of the wonderwomen in your life

And if we’ve got time, attempt to re-create this awesome Frida Khavo created by our mate Cat!

10-11am = Networking, meeting and/or eating!

Get to know some of the other awesome women in the room and order yourself some delicious breakfast (not free but you’ll get 20% off!) – or tackle some more creative challenges! If you come along with colleagues you’re welcome to use this time to have a meeting among yourselves too. Leave as and when you need to!

FREE Detox tea

20% off everything on the menu

HOW CAN YOU RESIST?!

To get us all into the groove for International Women's Day 2019, we’re hosting a diva-tastic drawing disco at Drink Shop & Do!

Come twerk your inner artist and celebrate womankind at this fun social sketchfest designed to fire up the Frida and DIVA within.

Activities will short, experimental and suitable for all levels, so if you haven’t drawn much recently don’t worry: we’ll soon boost your creative confidence and have you bossing it like Beyonce!

Part One: POWER-DRAWING!

Get your creativity flowing with a series of fun and fast-paced drawing challenges, including speed portrait-sketching, drawing to the beat of classic diva tracks and a #drawherinyourstyle album cover challenge!

Part Two: DIVA O' CLOCK!

Time to welcome and draw our two megastar models for the evening - LADY GAGA and CHER!!! (Otherwise known as Carla and Manko of Art Model Collective)

All materials and free sketchbook included courtesy of GreatArt.Diva-inspired dress-up optional!